There's a thin line between love and hate — especially when it comes to romance stories. The enemies-to-lovers trope is a tried and true genre staple, most recently demonstrated in the Brooke Shields–Cary Elwes holiday drama A Castle For Christmas. It follows bestselling American romance author Sophie Brown (Shields) as she travels to Scotland, where she clashes with grumpy Scottish duke Myles (Elwes). The two spar at first, but their hard exteriors begin to soften as they realize their sparks are indicative of an electric romantic chemistry.
But if you finished A Castle For Christmas and are immediately ready to dive into a new change-of-heart romance where the protagonists have a hard time discerning their attraction from anger, here’s a list of films you can stream right now.
But if you finished A Castle For Christmas and are immediately ready to dive into a new change-of-heart romance where the protagonists have a hard time discerning their attraction from anger, here’s a list of films you can stream right now.
- 5/3/2024
- by Jean Bentley
- Tudum - Netflix
When it comes to last-minute wedding plans going haywire, the exploits of Brooke Shields and Miranda Cosgrove in the first trailer for Netflix’s romantic comedy Mother of the Bride just might take the cake.
Mark Waters’ movie debuts on the streamer May 9 and also stars Benjamin Bratt, Chad Michael Murray, Rachael Harris and Sean Teale. Mother of the Bride centers on Emma (Cosgrove), who shocks her mom, Lana (Shields), with the revelation that she is getting married in a month in Thailand. More complications ensue when Lana learns that the father of the groom is Will (Bratt), who broke her heart years ago.
“My daughter has to fall for the son of the guy who ripped my heart out,” Shields laments in the trailer. Cosgrove then asks her mom, “I get that you were a thing in college, but what’s the big deal?”
Later, Cosgrove tells Shields, “It...
Mark Waters’ movie debuts on the streamer May 9 and also stars Benjamin Bratt, Chad Michael Murray, Rachael Harris and Sean Teale. Mother of the Bride centers on Emma (Cosgrove), who shocks her mom, Lana (Shields), with the revelation that she is getting married in a month in Thailand. More complications ensue when Lana learns that the father of the groom is Will (Bratt), who broke her heart years ago.
“My daughter has to fall for the son of the guy who ripped my heart out,” Shields laments in the trailer. Cosgrove then asks her mom, “I get that you were a thing in college, but what’s the big deal?”
Later, Cosgrove tells Shields, “It...
- 4/5/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brooke Shields is often considered one of the greatest child actors of all time. While every young fan wanted to have a life like hers, there’s always the flip side of the coin. In a world obsessed with the curated perfection celebrities project, the truth begins to crackle through the facade: the price of child stardom is often far steeper than applause.
A still from A Castle for Christmas
The glitz and glamour of child stardom can fade fast, leaving behind shadows rarely discussed. Shields, with raw honesty, once delved into her relationship with her mother, where lines blurred and revelations were made.
Suggested“It felt so personal”: Brooke Shields Was Incredibly Upset When Uma Thurman Stole Her Opportunity to Work With Keanu Reeves in $34 Million Flop
Brooke Shields Revealed Why Her Mother Was Always On The Set With Her
A still from Pretty Baby (1978)
Shields and actress...
A still from A Castle for Christmas
The glitz and glamour of child stardom can fade fast, leaving behind shadows rarely discussed. Shields, with raw honesty, once delved into her relationship with her mother, where lines blurred and revelations were made.
Suggested“It felt so personal”: Brooke Shields Was Incredibly Upset When Uma Thurman Stole Her Opportunity to Work With Keanu Reeves in $34 Million Flop
Brooke Shields Revealed Why Her Mother Was Always On The Set With Her
A still from Pretty Baby (1978)
Shields and actress...
- 2/23/2024
- by Piyush Yadav
- FandomWire
The Christmas Chronicles – Picture: Netflix
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and if you’re wondering what Netflix’s most popular original Christmas movies and series have been, we’ve got the top 50 from the past few years.
All data below was provided to What’s on Netflix exclusively from the excellent team at FlixPatrol, with whom we’ve collaborated on a number of articles, and they also power our top 10 hub page.
We’re going to split this list into two parts. First, we’ll cover the Christmas movies, shows, and specials that have picked up the most points in the United States, and then we’ll move onto the global list. The global list collects the points for 80+ Netflix countries.
As a quick refresher, points are picked up every time a show or movie gets featured in the daily top 10. If you’re a movie that ranks #10 for one day,...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and if you’re wondering what Netflix’s most popular original Christmas movies and series have been, we’ve got the top 50 from the past few years.
All data below was provided to What’s on Netflix exclusively from the excellent team at FlixPatrol, with whom we’ve collaborated on a number of articles, and they also power our top 10 hub page.
We’re going to split this list into two parts. First, we’ll cover the Christmas movies, shows, and specials that have picked up the most points in the United States, and then we’ll move onto the global list. The global list collects the points for 80+ Netflix countries.
As a quick refresher, points are picked up every time a show or movie gets featured in the daily top 10. If you’re a movie that ranks #10 for one day,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Kasey Moore
- Whats-on-Netflix
Stars: Brandy Norwood, Heather Graham, Jason Biggs, Matt Cedeño, Wyatt Hunt, Abby Villasmil, Madison Skye Validum, Nadia Sine | Written by Todd Calgi Gallicano, Charles Shyer | Directed by Mary Lambert
I will start this review by declaring that that title annoys me much more than it should. Why the full stops and the exclamation mark? It just feels very unnecessary. Now that is out of the way, let’s talk about the movie.
When Jackie sends out her annual ragging Christmas newsletter (I don’t think that’s a thing here in the UK – not to my knowledge – but they always seem to be a thing in American movies), it includes an invite for any of the readers (and friends) to join her at Christmas. Her high school best friend then accidentally ends up at her house after a long drive and they are forced to spend Christmas together.
If you...
I will start this review by declaring that that title annoys me much more than it should. Why the full stops and the exclamation mark? It just feels very unnecessary. Now that is out of the way, let’s talk about the movie.
When Jackie sends out her annual ragging Christmas newsletter (I don’t think that’s a thing here in the UK – not to my knowledge – but they always seem to be a thing in American movies), it includes an invite for any of the readers (and friends) to join her at Christmas. Her high school best friend then accidentally ends up at her house after a long drive and they are forced to spend Christmas together.
If you...
- 11/21/2023
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Try as we might, we withered gothic souls can only hold the line and extend October's scary vibes into November for so long. But with so few viewing options specific to the month (although horror fans now have a bountiful feast to indulge in around Turkey Day thanks to Eli Roth's satisfyingly sleazy slasher "Thanksgiving"), many people tend to spend this time of year diving head-first into Christmas entertainment. The streaming services of the world have sat up and taken notice, too, as evidenced by the endless ads for "Dashing Through the Snow" on Disney+ that popped up on my Roku menu over the past week.
However, it's another quirky Yuletide comedy that's making waves on streaming at the moment. Titled "Best. Christmas. Ever!", the Netflix exclusive rolled out globally on November 16, 2023. According to Netflix viewership aggregator FlixPatrol, the film quickly shot to #1 on the streamer on its first...
However, it's another quirky Yuletide comedy that's making waves on streaming at the moment. Titled "Best. Christmas. Ever!", the Netflix exclusive rolled out globally on November 16, 2023. According to Netflix viewership aggregator FlixPatrol, the film quickly shot to #1 on the streamer on its first...
- 11/20/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Heather Graham is an uninvited guest who wants to reveal imperfections in Brandy Norwood’s impressive life in the first trailer for Netflix’s Best. Christmas. Ever!
The holiday-themed feature from filmmaker Mary Lambert hits the streaming service Nov. 16. Best. Christmas. Ever! centers on Charlotte (Graham) dealing with jealousy over her college friend Jackie (Norwood) sending boastful holiday newsletters every year. After unexpectedly ending up on her former pal’s doorstep days before Christmas, Charlotte hopes to prove that Jackie’s life is more flawed than it appears.
The trailer shows Graham’s character dealing with her complicated feelings about her past with her erstwhile bestie. “Being here reminds me of everything I wanted to do with my life and didn’t,” Graham explains.
Later in the footage, Norwood’s Jackie tells her friend, “I knew you were sneaking around. What is your problem, girl?”
Jason Biggs and Matt Cedeño co-star,...
The holiday-themed feature from filmmaker Mary Lambert hits the streaming service Nov. 16. Best. Christmas. Ever! centers on Charlotte (Graham) dealing with jealousy over her college friend Jackie (Norwood) sending boastful holiday newsletters every year. After unexpectedly ending up on her former pal’s doorstep days before Christmas, Charlotte hopes to prove that Jackie’s life is more flawed than it appears.
The trailer shows Graham’s character dealing with her complicated feelings about her past with her erstwhile bestie. “Being here reminds me of everything I wanted to do with my life and didn’t,” Graham explains.
Later in the footage, Norwood’s Jackie tells her friend, “I knew you were sneaking around. What is your problem, girl?”
Jason Biggs and Matt Cedeño co-star,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"I can't imagine spending the holidays together after what happened." Yeah, no monsters at dinner next time grandma. Let's have some fun today with these new trailers this week – shall we? Netflix + Miracle Media have each debuted official trailers for holiday-themed movies coming out this fall – and they both look terrible. Which one is worse...? Which one seems like it has less originality to offer? One is a Hallmark Channel movie rip off, the other will rip off your face while you're watching some Hallmark Channel movies. Netflix is releasing a romantic comedy called Best. Christmas. Ever! this fall, the latest from filmmaker Mary Lambert (who also made 2021's A Castle for Christmas on Netflix). Starring Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood, Jason Biggs and Matt Cedeño. Miracle Media is releasing this goofy UK horror comedy called Werewolf Santa, which originally premiered at FrightFest 2023 in London a few months ago. Starring Katherine Rodden,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove and Benjamin Bratt will star in “Mother of the Bride,” a new romantic comedy from Netflix. Mark Waters, who previously helmed “Mean Girls” and “He’s All That,” directs from a script by Robin Bernheim, the writer of “The Princess Switch” franchise.
According to the official logline, “Mother of the Bride” is a generational comedy of errors. It reads: “When Lana’s daughter Emma returns from a year abroad in London, she drops a bombshell on her mother: she’s getting married. On an island. Next month! Things only get worse when Lana discovers that the mystery man who stole her daughter’s heart just so happens to be the son of the man who broke hers years ago.”
Shields is best known for her starring roles in “Pretty Baby” and “The Blue Lagoon,” as well as her long-running sitcom “Suddenly Susan.” She has been making headlines...
According to the official logline, “Mother of the Bride” is a generational comedy of errors. It reads: “When Lana’s daughter Emma returns from a year abroad in London, she drops a bombshell on her mother: she’s getting married. On an island. Next month! Things only get worse when Lana discovers that the mystery man who stole her daughter’s heart just so happens to be the son of the man who broke hers years ago.”
Shields is best known for her starring roles in “Pretty Baby” and “The Blue Lagoon,” as well as her long-running sitcom “Suddenly Susan.” She has been making headlines...
- 2/28/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Brooke Shields was one of the top actors of the 1980s when she was still in her teens and early 20s. That rapid ascent to success in wide-release films came at a cost. Her first movie, the 1978 coming-of-age film Pretty Baby, told a story that triggered widespread controversy centered on Shields.
Her mom, Teri Shields, was largely blamed for allowing 11-year-old Brooke to appear in the sexually-charged film. That narrative largely persisted in the decades since. But how does Brooke Shields herself view Teri’s approach to managing her career as a child actor?
Brooke Shields became famous for playing Violet in ‘Pretty Baby’
The idea that Shields had to struggle to get over her role in Pretty Baby has never quite gone away. It makes some intuitive sense; the movie cast her as a child sex worker, a concept that is uncomfortable to contemplate in the most basic sense.
Her mom, Teri Shields, was largely blamed for allowing 11-year-old Brooke to appear in the sexually-charged film. That narrative largely persisted in the decades since. But how does Brooke Shields herself view Teri’s approach to managing her career as a child actor?
Brooke Shields became famous for playing Violet in ‘Pretty Baby’
The idea that Shields had to struggle to get over her role in Pretty Baby has never quite gone away. It makes some intuitive sense; the movie cast her as a child sex worker, a concept that is uncomfortable to contemplate in the most basic sense.
- 2/20/2023
- by Agustin Mojica
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
National treasure Jennifer Lopez gave an Oscar-worthy performance in the exotic dancer true crime drama “Hustlers” in 2019. In 2022,
As a lifelong Lohan fan whose childhood was marked by watching two Lindsays in “Parent Trap,” forcing my mom to see “Freaky Friday” to understand my plight of being an 8-year-old, and dreaming of moving to New York after watching the “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” DVD nonstop, I have wanted to believe in the Lohan-aissance. Like Santa Claus, the idea of icon Lindsay Lohan coming back on top in Hollywood seemed like the stuff of a Christmas miracle. Well, “Falling for Christmas” proves that every Lohan fan’s holiday wish has come true.
“Falling for Christmas” has a simple enough plot: Lohan plays Sierra, a hotel heiress (think Paris Hilton meets Lohan Beach Club) with a heart of gold and a wardrobe of jewel tones. After a proposal from her...
As a lifelong Lohan fan whose childhood was marked by watching two Lindsays in “Parent Trap,” forcing my mom to see “Freaky Friday” to understand my plight of being an 8-year-old, and dreaming of moving to New York after watching the “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” DVD nonstop, I have wanted to believe in the Lohan-aissance. Like Santa Claus, the idea of icon Lindsay Lohan coming back on top in Hollywood seemed like the stuff of a Christmas miracle. Well, “Falling for Christmas” proves that every Lohan fan’s holiday wish has come true.
“Falling for Christmas” has a simple enough plot: Lohan plays Sierra, a hotel heiress (think Paris Hilton meets Lohan Beach Club) with a heart of gold and a wardrobe of jewel tones. After a proposal from her...
- 11/10/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Fans of festive film puns are no doubt rejoicing this year over the imminent arrival of Universal’s black comedy Violent Night. Sure, the film may star David Harbour as a boozy Santa Claus forced to take on a team of heavily armed mercenaries led by John Leguizamo, but for many the genius movie title alone is enough of a selling point.
But if you presume Violent Night is the best Christmas pun in movieland this year, think again.
Lurking under the radar at AFM is the exquisitely entitled seasonal romance Yuletide the Knot, being sold by Fabrication Films and boasting a super-rare, double-syllabled pun.
Sure, its timeless story of a small-town wedding planner who unexpectedly bumps into her high school sweetheart when planning her biggest Christmas nuptials yet, a reunion that “reminds her what it is to love,” may not feature a...
Fans of festive film puns are no doubt rejoicing this year over the imminent arrival of Universal’s black comedy Violent Night. Sure, the film may star David Harbour as a boozy Santa Claus forced to take on a team of heavily armed mercenaries led by John Leguizamo, but for many the genius movie title alone is enough of a selling point.
But if you presume Violent Night is the best Christmas pun in movieland this year, think again.
Lurking under the radar at AFM is the exquisitely entitled seasonal romance Yuletide the Knot, being sold by Fabrication Films and boasting a super-rare, double-syllabled pun.
Sure, its timeless story of a small-town wedding planner who unexpectedly bumps into her high school sweetheart when planning her biggest Christmas nuptials yet, a reunion that “reminds her what it is to love,” may not feature a...
- 11/3/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hallmark Channel is headed to Britain this Christmas for a jolly holiday.
The network has cast Will Kemp (“The Christmas Waltz”) and Reshma Shetty (“Blind Spot”) in its upcoming original movie “Jolly Good Christmas,” which will premiere during its annual Countdown to Christmas programming event.
The movie was shot entirely on location, from residential areas in the north west of the city to Piccadilly Circus, and promises lots of glimpses of iconic London landmarks. In a first-look image shared with Variety, Kemp and Shetty can be see standing on the banks of the River Thames romantically looking into each other’s eyes.
In the film, Kemp plays David, an American architect who relocates across the pond to take up a job at a prestigious London firm. As the clock counts down to Christmas Day, David is running out of time to buy his girlfriend – who also happens to be...
The network has cast Will Kemp (“The Christmas Waltz”) and Reshma Shetty (“Blind Spot”) in its upcoming original movie “Jolly Good Christmas,” which will premiere during its annual Countdown to Christmas programming event.
The movie was shot entirely on location, from residential areas in the north west of the city to Piccadilly Circus, and promises lots of glimpses of iconic London landmarks. In a first-look image shared with Variety, Kemp and Shetty can be see standing on the banks of the River Thames romantically looking into each other’s eyes.
In the film, Kemp plays David, an American architect who relocates across the pond to take up a job at a prestigious London firm. As the clock counts down to Christmas Day, David is running out of time to buy his girlfriend – who also happens to be...
- 5/10/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
“The Lost City” is set to both honor the ‘author-becomes-adventurer’ trope and add to it by calling back to the action-romance genre. Sandra Bullock follows in the footsteps Jodie Foster’s agoraphobic author in “Nim’s Island” (2008) and Brooke Shields’ romance writer Sophie in “A Castle for Christmas” (2021) as she plays a romance novelist who gets lost on her own adventure with a cover model.
The film boasts quite a stacked cast of stars and promises both rom-com laughs and adventure movie thrills.
Many may be wondering how to watch “The Lost City,” but fear not — all your questions are answered below.
When Does “The Lost City” Premiere?
“The Lost City” came out on Friday, March 25, 2022.
Is “The Lost City” Streaming?
No, “The Lost City” is playing exclusively in theaters. However, since this is a Paramount Pictures release, the film will likely be streaming on Paramount+ within 45 days like other recent...
The film boasts quite a stacked cast of stars and promises both rom-com laughs and adventure movie thrills.
Many may be wondering how to watch “The Lost City,” but fear not — all your questions are answered below.
When Does “The Lost City” Premiere?
“The Lost City” came out on Friday, March 25, 2022.
Is “The Lost City” Streaming?
No, “The Lost City” is playing exclusively in theaters. However, since this is a Paramount Pictures release, the film will likely be streaming on Paramount+ within 45 days like other recent...
- 4/1/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
On a subdued post-Thanksgiving week, Lost in Space captured the top spot on Nielsen’s U.S. streaming chart, with 1.2 billion minutes of viewing.
The runner-up for the period from November 29 to December 5 was preschool series CoComelon, which tallied 786 million minutes of viewing.
The third and final season of Lost in Space began streaming on Netflix on December 1, giving the revamp of the 1960s original series 28 total episodes.
Nielsen measures viewing via a TV set of programming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu and Apple TV+, reporting the numbers after about a month’s delay by arrangement with streaming providers.
Netflix had a strong movie week, with director Jane Campion’s Oscar contender The Power of the Dog finishing No. 9 overall, with 470 million viewing minutes. The streaming giant also had the four top titles on Nielsen’s movies-only chart, with Dog followed by A Castle for Christmas, Red Notice and A Boy Called Christmas.
The runner-up for the period from November 29 to December 5 was preschool series CoComelon, which tallied 786 million minutes of viewing.
The third and final season of Lost in Space began streaming on Netflix on December 1, giving the revamp of the 1960s original series 28 total episodes.
Nielsen measures viewing via a TV set of programming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu and Apple TV+, reporting the numbers after about a month’s delay by arrangement with streaming providers.
Netflix had a strong movie week, with director Jane Campion’s Oscar contender The Power of the Dog finishing No. 9 overall, with 470 million viewing minutes. The streaming giant also had the four top titles on Nielsen’s movies-only chart, with Dog followed by A Castle for Christmas, Red Notice and A Boy Called Christmas.
- 12/30/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Sandra Bullock is back on Netflix, and this time, it isn’t blindfolded in a post-apocalyptic horror (a la 2018’s “Bird Box”). Her latest feature flick on the streamer, “The Unforgivable,” directed by Nora Fingscheidt, debuted at No. 1 globally on Dec. 10 and generated 85.86 million hours of subscriber viewership. In the film, Bullock stars as Ruth Slater, a woman recently released from prison who re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past or the murder she committed.
Fingscheidt joins a cohort of female directors and showrunners that dominated Netflix’s Top 10 lists for the week of Dec. 6-12, including Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”), Halle Berry (“Bruised”), Mary Lambert (“A Castle for Christmas”), Clare Knight (“Back to the Outback”), Maria Torres (“Anonymously Yours”), Mar Targarona (“Two”), Molly Smith Metzler (“Maid”) and Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (“The Witcher”). Campion’s Western-drama — starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee — took the No.
Fingscheidt joins a cohort of female directors and showrunners that dominated Netflix’s Top 10 lists for the week of Dec. 6-12, including Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”), Halle Berry (“Bruised”), Mary Lambert (“A Castle for Christmas”), Clare Knight (“Back to the Outback”), Maria Torres (“Anonymously Yours”), Mar Targarona (“Two”), Molly Smith Metzler (“Maid”) and Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (“The Witcher”). Campion’s Western-drama — starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee — took the No.
- 12/14/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is giving Hallmark a run for their money with a ton of cute original Christmas movies, but did you know they're all connected? That's right - Netflix is getting in on the connected-universes craze with their very own Netflix Christmas movie shared universe! Here's exactly how all of your favorites fit together.
There are two different overarching ways that these movies are connected: on-screen cameos and full-fledged name-dropping. The former category is how it all began. In the 2018 movie The Holiday Calendar, the creative team needed to show a movie playing on a screen within the movie itself. "It felt like a natural fit to show one of our other films available on Netflix," said Amanda Phillips Atkins, EVP at production company Mpca. As a result, a scene from 2017's The Christmas Inheritance pops up on a TV. The Christmas Inheritance also shows up on a TV in The Princess Switch,...
There are two different overarching ways that these movies are connected: on-screen cameos and full-fledged name-dropping. The former category is how it all began. In the 2018 movie The Holiday Calendar, the creative team needed to show a movie playing on a screen within the movie itself. "It felt like a natural fit to show one of our other films available on Netflix," said Amanda Phillips Atkins, EVP at production company Mpca. As a result, a scene from 2017's The Christmas Inheritance pops up on a TV. The Christmas Inheritance also shows up on a TV in The Princess Switch,...
- 12/2/2021
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
“Red Notice” may not have been favored highly by film critics, but Netflix subscribers seemingly can’t get enough of the comedy-action movie or its A-lister cast including Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot. The Rawson Marshall Thurber feature was, for the third week in a row, at the top of Netflix’s weekly global streaming lists for English-language movies in all 94 countries.
As of Nov. 28, the film has registered 328.8 million hours viewed since its Nov. 12 release, Netflix said. The film, which has a Metacritic score of 37, has officially surpassed Netflix’s former No. 1 film, Sandra Bullock’s “Bird Box,” which scared up 282 million hours viewed in its first 28 days, by the streamer’s accounting. “Red Notice” was produced by Hiram Garcia, Johnson and Dany Garcia of Seven Bucks Prods., Beau Flynn’s Flynn Picture Co. and Thurber’s Bad Version.
The success of “Red Notice” and the popularity...
As of Nov. 28, the film has registered 328.8 million hours viewed since its Nov. 12 release, Netflix said. The film, which has a Metacritic score of 37, has officially surpassed Netflix’s former No. 1 film, Sandra Bullock’s “Bird Box,” which scared up 282 million hours viewed in its first 28 days, by the streamer’s accounting. “Red Notice” was produced by Hiram Garcia, Johnson and Dany Garcia of Seven Bucks Prods., Beau Flynn’s Flynn Picture Co. and Thurber’s Bad Version.
The success of “Red Notice” and the popularity...
- 12/1/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Tis the season for kicking back, relaxing, and watching something silly or sweet, and filled with holiday spirit. For that reason, Netflix has invested heavily in holiday entertainment, bringing even more movies, shows, and specials than ever before to your home this year.
So we’ve taken on the holiday cheer required for breaking down their new original Christmas movies, from the fun and cheesy romances to the familial fairy tales, and everything in between. Fan favorite franchise The Princess Switch returns as well as a buzzy new romance starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes. Thankfully there’s only one real stinker in the lot, but if you like to keep your on-screen confections sweet, there are a couple that might be dark enough to be worth skipping. Read on for our take, from best to worst, of the holiday movies Netflix has released so far this year.
A Castle for Christmas...
So we’ve taken on the holiday cheer required for breaking down their new original Christmas movies, from the fun and cheesy romances to the familial fairy tales, and everything in between. Fan favorite franchise The Princess Switch returns as well as a buzzy new romance starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes. Thankfully there’s only one real stinker in the lot, but if you like to keep your on-screen confections sweet, there are a couple that might be dark enough to be worth skipping. Read on for our take, from best to worst, of the holiday movies Netflix has released so far this year.
A Castle for Christmas...
- 11/30/2021
- by Delia Harrington
- Den of Geek
Just three weeks after hitting theaters, the Kristen Stewart-starring “Spencer” is finding success beyond the multiplex, thanks to a rapid theatrical-to-vod release strategy. The awards contender hit PVOD the day before “House of Gucci” arrived in theaters, and right before major groups start awarding their annual prizes.
The potential for more awards attention could help its overall revenue in the coming weeks, but even in its first week on PVOD, Pablo Larrain’s portrait of a sliver of Princess Diana’s life enjoyed a strong initial showing. The film is already #4 on Apple TV/iTunes and #8 on Vudu, and #12 on the usually lagging Google Play list. Distributor Neon receives the same box office and VOD take on its films as the top studios, but with a vastly smaller investment. “Spencer” — which has grossed under $7 million — could prove very profitable.
Elsewhere, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (Sony/$19.99) began what will...
The potential for more awards attention could help its overall revenue in the coming weeks, but even in its first week on PVOD, Pablo Larrain’s portrait of a sliver of Princess Diana’s life enjoyed a strong initial showing. The film is already #4 on Apple TV/iTunes and #8 on Vudu, and #12 on the usually lagging Google Play list. Distributor Neon receives the same box office and VOD take on its films as the top studios, but with a vastly smaller investment. “Spencer” — which has grossed under $7 million — could prove very profitable.
Elsewhere, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (Sony/$19.99) began what will...
- 11/29/2021
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Photo: ‘A Castle for Christmas’ Every year as the holiday season rolls around, there is an overflow of holiday movies that indeed never disappoint, and Netflix’s ‘A Castle for Christmas’ is no exception. If you’re a holiday lover like me, then this truly is the best time of the year because all of the films, including classic or new, are genuinely enough to bring in the holiday joy. If you’re not a huge holiday movie lover, I think you will still enjoy the storyline for ‘A Castle for Christmas.’ ‘A Castle for Christmas’ is set to release on November 26 on Netflix and is sure not to disappoint. Related article: Exclusive: 'Dune' Full Commentary, Reactions, Making Of - Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac Related article: 'No Time to Die' Full Commentary, Behind the Scenes & Reactions, Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Bond Related article: 'No Time to Die...
- 11/26/2021
- by Chelsea Black
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Despite its smattering of shortcomings, “A Castle For Christmas” is gently disarming, heartening, holiday-themed escapism that’s as satisfying as a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s night. Director Mary Lambert’s romcom is centered on a divorcée who, after a public meltdown, buys a castle in Scotland, meets a dreamy duke and regains her creative vitality. Trading cloying for cute, treacly for tolerable, and caustic for comforting, its sincere, aspirational sentiments about it never being too late to write your own second chapter feel genuinely meaningful, making up for its struggles to pay off unrequited setups.
Sophie Brown (Brooke Shields) is a successful romcom novelist, having released a dozen books in the popular “Emma Gale” series. However, the celebrated author has recently come under fire by her fans since choosing to kill off her protagonist’s love interest — a creative decision motivated by her own bitter...
Sophie Brown (Brooke Shields) is a successful romcom novelist, having released a dozen books in the popular “Emma Gale” series. However, the celebrated author has recently come under fire by her fans since choosing to kill off her protagonist’s love interest — a creative decision motivated by her own bitter...
- 11/26/2021
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
For those looking to add some holiday cheer to this year’s Thanksgiving festivities, you’re in luck! It’s already “the most wonderful time of the year” for holiday movie lovers, as several new festive films are debuting across network TV and streaming this Turkey Day weekend. Airing holiday-themed films since October, Hallmark Channel and Lifetime have your post-dinner plans set with new movies debuting all weekend long. And Gac Family will celebrate with three new family-friendly films, along with The CW special The Waltons’ Homecoming. On streaming, Netflix is getting into the Christmas spirit with A Castle for Christmas, starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes, along with the star-studded new Santa Claus origin story, A Boy Called Christmas, featuring Maggie Smith, Kristen Wiig, and Michiel Huisman, among many others. Below, check out all the brand-new holiday films premiering this Thanksgiving weekend! (*note: times are listed Et/Pt). Thursday,...
- 11/24/2021
- TV Insider
Cary Elwes is a busy man.
In addition to appearing in the highly anticipated (and secretive) Mission: Impossible 7, the iconic English actor is a part of the upcoming Guy Ritchie project, Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre.
Elwes is also making his first return to the rom-com world since The Princess Bride (1987) in Nextflix’s A Castle for Christmas, which premieres Nov. 26. And just for good (holiday) measure, he also stars with Michael Sheen in Last Train to Christmas, which will debut on the British subscription film service Sky Cinema on Dec. 18.
The Hollywood Reporter recently caught up with Elwes to discuss his current ...
In addition to appearing in the highly anticipated (and secretive) Mission: Impossible 7, the iconic English actor is a part of the upcoming Guy Ritchie project, Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre.
Elwes is also making his first return to the rom-com world since The Princess Bride (1987) in Nextflix’s A Castle for Christmas, which premieres Nov. 26. And just for good (holiday) measure, he also stars with Michael Sheen in Last Train to Christmas, which will debut on the British subscription film service Sky Cinema on Dec. 18.
The Hollywood Reporter recently caught up with Elwes to discuss his current ...
- 11/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cary Elwes is a busy man.
In addition to appearing in the highly anticipated (and secretive) Mission: Impossible 7, the iconic English actor is a part of the upcoming Guy Ritchie project, Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre.
Elwes is also making his first return to the rom-com world since The Princess Bride (1987) in Nextflix’s A Castle for Christmas, which premieres Nov. 26. And just for good (holiday) measure, he also stars with Michael Sheen in Last Train to Christmas, which will debut on the British subscription film service Sky Cinema on Dec. 18.
The Hollywood Reporter recently caught up with Elwes to discuss his current ...
In addition to appearing in the highly anticipated (and secretive) Mission: Impossible 7, the iconic English actor is a part of the upcoming Guy Ritchie project, Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre.
Elwes is also making his first return to the rom-com world since The Princess Bride (1987) in Nextflix’s A Castle for Christmas, which premieres Nov. 26. And just for good (holiday) measure, he also stars with Michael Sheen in Last Train to Christmas, which will debut on the British subscription film service Sky Cinema on Dec. 18.
The Hollywood Reporter recently caught up with Elwes to discuss his current ...
- 11/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
I had a great time talking to Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes about their Netflix romcom holiday film “A Castle for Christmas.” In the movie directed by Mary Lambert, Shields is Sophie Brown, a bestselling author who suffers a career scandal and decides to recuperate in the gorgeous scenery of Scotland where she falls
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- 11/23/2021
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.
With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
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With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
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- 11/20/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Netflix has released the first look of Lindsay Lohan’s forthcoming Christmas rom-com, which is still untitled. Lohan has largely foregone acting in recent years, so this movie — which will stream during the holiday season next year — marks her return to the screen. In “Untitled Holiday Rom-Com,” Lohan stars opposite Chord Overstreet.
Variety exclusively broke the news of Lohan’s Netflix movie in May.
In the movie, Lohan plays a “newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress” (according to the logline), who gets amnesia after a skiing accident and “finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner” — that would be Overstreet — “and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.”
George Young, Jack Wagner and Olivia Perez are also in the cast.
Netflix has made a robust business out of Christmas fare, and its original movies such as “Jingle Jangle,” “A Christmas Prince,” “The Christmas Chronicles” and...
Variety exclusively broke the news of Lohan’s Netflix movie in May.
In the movie, Lohan plays a “newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress” (according to the logline), who gets amnesia after a skiing accident and “finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner” — that would be Overstreet — “and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.”
George Young, Jack Wagner and Olivia Perez are also in the cast.
Netflix has made a robust business out of Christmas fare, and its original movies such as “Jingle Jangle,” “A Christmas Prince,” “The Christmas Chronicles” and...
- 11/12/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Nina Dobrev gets catfished in a pleasant, if mostly unoriginal, Christmas comedy
It might only be early November but ’tis already the season for Netflix to litter its halls with boughs of cheap Christmas content, the most obvious time of the year for the streamer to model itself after the Lifetime and Hallmark channels, a strategy that’s undoubtedly, somewhat depressingly, paying off.
Last year’s truly execrable A California Christmas was the streamer’s biggest film for a week, beating out bigger-budget options (a sequel drops next month), despite being almost maliciously incompetent, following on from the continued success of The Princess Switch franchise. And so this year there’s more questionable options than ever, from Brooke Shields in A Castle for Christmas, Elizabeth Hurley in Father Christmas is Back and Netflix’s first LGBTQ Christmas comedy, Single All the Way.
It might only be early November but ’tis already the season for Netflix to litter its halls with boughs of cheap Christmas content, the most obvious time of the year for the streamer to model itself after the Lifetime and Hallmark channels, a strategy that’s undoubtedly, somewhat depressingly, paying off.
Last year’s truly execrable A California Christmas was the streamer’s biggest film for a week, beating out bigger-budget options (a sequel drops next month), despite being almost maliciously incompetent, following on from the continued success of The Princess Switch franchise. And so this year there’s more questionable options than ever, from Brooke Shields in A Castle for Christmas, Elizabeth Hurley in Father Christmas is Back and Netflix’s first LGBTQ Christmas comedy, Single All the Way.
- 11/5/2021
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
“Glee” actor Chord Overstreet is set to star alongside Lindsay Lohan in Netflix’s upcoming holiday romantic comedy.
The film, which does not have a title yet, will also feature George Young (“Malignant”), Jack Wagner and Olivia Perez (“In the Heights”). Its release date will be announced at a later time.
Lohan, in her first acting role in years, is playing a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress who gets into a skiing accident and suffers from total amnesia. During her recovery, around Christmastime, she finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter. Overstreet is portraying the male lead, who is the love interest of Lohan’s character.
Along with “Glee,” in which he portrayed Sam Evans across several seasons, Overstreet has appeared in episodes of various television series, such as “The Middle,” “The Bold Type” and “iCarly.” He also had a role in “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie.
The film, which does not have a title yet, will also feature George Young (“Malignant”), Jack Wagner and Olivia Perez (“In the Heights”). Its release date will be announced at a later time.
Lohan, in her first acting role in years, is playing a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress who gets into a skiing accident and suffers from total amnesia. During her recovery, around Christmastime, she finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter. Overstreet is portraying the male lead, who is the love interest of Lohan’s character.
Along with “Glee,” in which he portrayed Sam Evans across several seasons, Overstreet has appeared in episodes of various television series, such as “The Middle,” “The Bold Type” and “iCarly.” He also had a role in “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie.
- 11/4/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
One of the many great things about Christmas movies is their titles: "A Castle For Christmas" is indeed, exactly what you're picturing. Brooke Shields plays a woman who journeys to Scotland to buy herself a castle ... for Christmas. And à la "A Christmas Prince," there's no point traveling to a European country and staying in a grand, gorgeous setting if you're not gonna fall in love too! So thanks to some elaborately orchestrated circumstances and the tried-and-true cliche of enemies to lovers, "A Castle For Christmas" sees Netflix continuing to embrace the holiday rom-com.
You can watch the...
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You can watch the...
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- 11/4/2021
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
"Maybe this is my next chapter..." Netflix has released the first official trailer for A Castle for Christmas, a charming romantic comedy holiday movie debuting on Thanksgiving week later this month. The latest film from the intrepid filmmaker Mary Lambert. Famed author Sophie Brown travels to Scotland hoping to buy a small castle, but the prickly owner Duke Myles is reluctant to sell to a foreigner. Working to find a compromise, the pair constantly butt heads, but they may just find something more than they were expecting. Starring two talented "where have they been?" actors: Cary Elwes and Brooke Shields. And a cast including Vanessa Grasse, Suanne Braun, Lee Ross, Andi Osho, Mark Fleischmann, and Eilidh Loan. This looks like the most adorable Christmas movie that's destined to become a new holiday classic! Lots of cheesiness and charm. And a giant castle! And Cary Elwes back to woo another lass!
- 11/4/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Brooke Shields is trying her hand at a holiday-themed rom-com on Netflix, and we could not be more excited.
The TV veteran will co-star on A Castle for Christmas on the streamer, opposite Cary Elwes, and if the first trailer is any indication, the movie will be a lot of fun.
The Netflix original movie follows an American author, Sophie (Shields), who makes her way to Scotland, and immediately falls in love with a castle.
Unfortunately, the owner, a Scottish Duke named Myles (Elwes), does not want to sell to a foreigner. The duo butt heads as they try to come to some sort of resolution, but they "just may find more than they bargained for."
The movie was filmed on-location in Scotland, and you can see the awe-inspiring visuals peppered throughout the trailer.
Netflix knows how to do holiday movies, but something tells me A Castle for Chrismas will...
The TV veteran will co-star on A Castle for Christmas on the streamer, opposite Cary Elwes, and if the first trailer is any indication, the movie will be a lot of fun.
The Netflix original movie follows an American author, Sophie (Shields), who makes her way to Scotland, and immediately falls in love with a castle.
Unfortunately, the owner, a Scottish Duke named Myles (Elwes), does not want to sell to a foreigner. The duo butt heads as they try to come to some sort of resolution, but they "just may find more than they bargained for."
The movie was filmed on-location in Scotland, and you can see the awe-inspiring visuals peppered throughout the trailer.
Netflix knows how to do holiday movies, but something tells me A Castle for Chrismas will...
- 11/4/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Cary Elwes will star opposite Michael Sheen and Nathalie Emmanuel in the Sky Original film Last Train to Christmas.
The Julian Kemp written and directed title follows Tony Towers (Sheen), who is about to take the trip of a lifetime. It’s 1985 and he’s a successful nightclub manager, a local celebrity and engaged to a much younger woman, Sue (Emmanuel). Things are going great. But when he embarks upon the 3:17 to Nottingham for a Christmas family reunion, things get a little strange.
Elwes will play Roger Towers, the brother of Tony who lives in his shadow. The two have a night club empire, but it’s Tony who take more credit for their success, a simmering resentment which begins to boil over.
Sky, Future Artists Entertainment and Stigma Films are producing and the movie will release on Sky Cinema and its streaming service Now this Christmas, dropping on Dec.
The Julian Kemp written and directed title follows Tony Towers (Sheen), who is about to take the trip of a lifetime. It’s 1985 and he’s a successful nightclub manager, a local celebrity and engaged to a much younger woman, Sue (Emmanuel). Things are going great. But when he embarks upon the 3:17 to Nottingham for a Christmas family reunion, things get a little strange.
Elwes will play Roger Towers, the brother of Tony who lives in his shadow. The two have a night club empire, but it’s Tony who take more credit for their success, a simmering resentment which begins to boil over.
Sky, Future Artists Entertainment and Stigma Films are producing and the movie will release on Sky Cinema and its streaming service Now this Christmas, dropping on Dec.
- 10/27/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Paul Bettany is set to star in the Miramax dramedy Harvest Moon, from a script he co-wrote with Dana Brown. Mark Waters is on board to direct, with Miramax producing. Bettany will star alongside Carmen Ejogo, Candice Bergen, Cary Elwes, Riley Looc, Malia Baker, Staz Nair, Rodney Richardson and Connor Falk.
“I’m thrilled to be teaming up with Bill Block and Miramax again to make Harvest Moon,” Bettany said. “The fact that it has come together so quickly is enormously gratifying and also hilarious. Dana and I wrote it to keep ourselves sane during lockdown and now we’re off to shoot with an incredible creative team led by Mark Waters. It’s all a bit of a dream. I’m very excited.”
The film revolves around a young boy who sees an opportunity to reunite his separated parents while the pandemic shuts down the world. Bettany, Brown...
“I’m thrilled to be teaming up with Bill Block and Miramax again to make Harvest Moon,” Bettany said. “The fact that it has come together so quickly is enormously gratifying and also hilarious. Dana and I wrote it to keep ourselves sane during lockdown and now we’re off to shoot with an incredible creative team led by Mark Waters. It’s all a bit of a dream. I’m very excited.”
The film revolves around a young boy who sees an opportunity to reunite his separated parents while the pandemic shuts down the world. Bettany, Brown...
- 10/11/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Princess Switch 3,” a romantic comedy starring Vanessa Hudgens, and more Christmas favorites are coming to Netflix this holiday season.
The third installment, newly titled “The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star,” drops on Nov. 18. In the film, Hudgens plays not one, not two, but three of the leading roles — Queen Margaret, Princess Stacy and Margaret’s look-alike cousin Fiona.
Before subscribers can watch that chaos unfold on the small screen, the Yuletide cheer kicks off with “The Claus Family” on Nov. 1. The film follows a grinch-like man who learns the magic of Christmas after his grandfather suddenly falls ill. A few days later, on Nov. 5, “Love Hard,” starring Nina Dobrev as a perpetually single L.A.-based journalist, drops on the streaming service.
Netflix also launched the trailer for “A Boy Called Christmas,” which lands on the streaming service on Nov. 24. Adapted from Matt Haig’s novel, the...
The third installment, newly titled “The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star,” drops on Nov. 18. In the film, Hudgens plays not one, not two, but three of the leading roles — Queen Margaret, Princess Stacy and Margaret’s look-alike cousin Fiona.
Before subscribers can watch that chaos unfold on the small screen, the Yuletide cheer kicks off with “The Claus Family” on Nov. 1. The film follows a grinch-like man who learns the magic of Christmas after his grandfather suddenly falls ill. A few days later, on Nov. 5, “Love Hard,” starring Nina Dobrev as a perpetually single L.A.-based journalist, drops on the streaming service.
Netflix also launched the trailer for “A Boy Called Christmas,” which lands on the streaming service on Nov. 24. Adapted from Matt Haig’s novel, the...
- 10/6/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Television networks are unveiling holiday-themed content and programming, including classic holiday films, live specials and more.
For example, The CW will once again air the beloved animated classic “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” on Nov. 26 at 9 p.m., as well as on Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. It also brings back “Silent Night – A Song For The World” on Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. and again on Dec. 23 at 8 p.m.
Read a full list of holiday programming below. (More programming will be added to the list as networks announce titles.)
“The Claus Family” – When his grandfather suddenly falls ill, holiday-hating Jules learns of his family’s magical legacy and realizes he’s the only hope to save Christmas. Starring Jan Decleir, Mo Bakker and Stefaan Degand, “The Claus Family” is directed by Matthias Temmermans and written by Temmermans and Ruben Vandenborre.
“Love Hard” – Hopeless romantic but perpetually single L.
For example, The CW will once again air the beloved animated classic “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” on Nov. 26 at 9 p.m., as well as on Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. It also brings back “Silent Night – A Song For The World” on Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. and again on Dec. 23 at 8 p.m.
Read a full list of holiday programming below. (More programming will be added to the list as networks announce titles.)
“The Claus Family” – When his grandfather suddenly falls ill, holiday-hating Jules learns of his family’s magical legacy and realizes he’s the only hope to save Christmas. Starring Jan Decleir, Mo Bakker and Stefaan Degand, “The Claus Family” is directed by Matthias Temmermans and written by Temmermans and Ruben Vandenborre.
“Love Hard” – Hopeless romantic but perpetually single L.
- 10/6/2021
- by Katie Song
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has dated its fall schedule of film releases, narrative and documentary. The service that promised a new movie each week has a whopping 43 films coming in the final four months of 2021. That is twice the volume of releases most film studios would dream of releasing in a busy calendar year. Can a studio generate that many movies and have most of them be any good? It will be a test of Netflix’s high volume plan, niche and targeted fare sprinkled with big star vehicles including the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Idris Elba, Jonathan Majors, Regina King, Jennifer Lawrence, Adam McKay, Benedict Cumberbatch and more.
Here is the schedule; there are some question marks for films that are coming out that month with no specific date, and on limited release awards films that will play the Netflix-owned Paris and other theaters, theatrical date is first...
Here is the schedule; there are some question marks for films that are coming out that month with no specific date, and on limited release awards films that will play the Netflix-owned Paris and other theaters, theatrical date is first...
- 8/23/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix confirmed Monday that Lindsay Lohan has been cast as a lead in an untitled holiday romantic comedy, to be directed by Janeen Damian and produced by the streamer’s go-to Christmas pic producer Mpca.
It will mark a return to acting for Lohan, the Mean Girls and The Parent Trap star who has been mostly away from front-of-camera roles of late. The plot centers on a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress (Lohan) who gets into a skiing accident and, suffering from amnesia, finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.
No other casting was announced Monday by Netflix. Jeff Bonnett, Ron Oliver, Janeen Damian and Michael Damian penned the script.
Mpca has produced several Netflix holiday pics including the A Christmas Prince films, The Princess Switch films, Operation Christmas Drop and the upcoming A Castle for Christmas.
It will mark a return to acting for Lohan, the Mean Girls and The Parent Trap star who has been mostly away from front-of-camera roles of late. The plot centers on a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress (Lohan) who gets into a skiing accident and, suffering from amnesia, finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.
No other casting was announced Monday by Netflix. Jeff Bonnett, Ron Oliver, Janeen Damian and Michael Damian penned the script.
Mpca has produced several Netflix holiday pics including the A Christmas Prince films, The Princess Switch films, Operation Christmas Drop and the upcoming A Castle for Christmas.
- 5/24/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Lindsay Lohan, who has largely foregone acting in recent years, will soon star in a yet-to-be-titled Netflix holiday rom-com. The streamer has made a robust business out of Christmas fare, and its original movies such as “Jingle Jangle,” “A Christmas Prince,” “The Christmas Chronicles” and “The Princess Switch” (inspired by Lohan’s “The Parent Trap”) have become instant (and repeatable) holiday classics.
In this new movie, Lohan will play a “newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress” (according to the logline), who gets amnesia after a skiing accident and “finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.” The rest of the cast has not yet been announced.
Lohan skyrocketed to fame as an 11-year-old actor, starring in a 1998 reboot of “The Parent Trap.” She followed that with a remake of “Freaky Friday” and “Mean Girls;” both roles cemented...
In this new movie, Lohan will play a “newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress” (according to the logline), who gets amnesia after a skiing accident and “finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.” The rest of the cast has not yet been announced.
Lohan skyrocketed to fame as an 11-year-old actor, starring in a 1998 reboot of “The Parent Trap.” She followed that with a remake of “Freaky Friday” and “Mean Girls;” both roles cemented...
- 5/24/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Will Kemp, Amanda Donohoe and Remy Hii will be co-starring in Netflix’s holiday Vanessa Hudgens threequel Princess Switch 3.
They’re part of an ensemble that also features Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar, Florence Hall, Ricky Norwood, Suanne Braun, Mark Fleischmann, and Robin Soans.
In the first Princess Switch, Hudgens plays look-a-likes—a Chicago baker named Stacy De Novo, and Belgravia Princess Lady Margaret—who switch lives for a day. In the sequel, The Princess Switch: Switched Again, the stakes jump for Duchess Margaret and Princess Stacy, when the former’s party-girl cousin Fiona (also played by Hudgens) enters to foil royal plans.
Princess Switch 3‘s plot line: When a priceless relic is stolen, Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy enlist the help of Margaret’s audacious look-alike cousin Fiona again who teams with a dashing, mysterious man from her past to retrieve it, rekindling the sparks of a tantalizing...
They’re part of an ensemble that also features Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar, Florence Hall, Ricky Norwood, Suanne Braun, Mark Fleischmann, and Robin Soans.
In the first Princess Switch, Hudgens plays look-a-likes—a Chicago baker named Stacy De Novo, and Belgravia Princess Lady Margaret—who switch lives for a day. In the sequel, The Princess Switch: Switched Again, the stakes jump for Duchess Margaret and Princess Stacy, when the former’s party-girl cousin Fiona (also played by Hudgens) enters to foil royal plans.
Princess Switch 3‘s plot line: When a priceless relic is stolen, Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy enlist the help of Margaret’s audacious look-alike cousin Fiona again who teams with a dashing, mysterious man from her past to retrieve it, rekindling the sparks of a tantalizing...
- 4/15/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
A holiday-themed romantic comedy centered on gay men is coming to Netflix from Michael Mayer, the Tony Award-winning director of the Broadway sensation “Spring Awakening.”
In a genre that has seen increased calls for inclusion, the ensemble project “Single All the Way” boasts beloved actors of pop culture sensations past and a pedigreed filmmaking team.
Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers and Luke MacFarlane will serve as leads, with supporting turns from Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Robertson, Jennifer Coolidge and Kathy Najimy.
Desperate to avoid his family’s judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter (Urie) convinces his best friend Nick (Chambers) to join him for the holidays and pretend that they’re now in a relationship. But when Peter’s mother sets him up on a blind date with her handsome trainer James (MacFarlane), the plan goes awry.
Mayer, whose credits also include NBC’s “Smash,” will direct from a script by...
In a genre that has seen increased calls for inclusion, the ensemble project “Single All the Way” boasts beloved actors of pop culture sensations past and a pedigreed filmmaking team.
Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers and Luke MacFarlane will serve as leads, with supporting turns from Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Robertson, Jennifer Coolidge and Kathy Najimy.
Desperate to avoid his family’s judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter (Urie) convinces his best friend Nick (Chambers) to join him for the holidays and pretend that they’re now in a relationship. But when Peter’s mother sets him up on a blind date with her handsome trainer James (MacFarlane), the plan goes awry.
Mayer, whose credits also include NBC’s “Smash,” will direct from a script by...
- 3/23/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
EntertainmentNetflix has announced that they will be releasing new, unseen films every week in 2021.Tnm StaffPIXABAYOn Tuesday, Netflix announced that it will release a whopping 71 movies through the course of the year. The lineup has movies starring A-list actors like Leonardo Dicapirio, Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson and more. Netflix has promised its users new films released every week. Among them is Red Notice starring Gal Gadot, Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds; Don’t Look Up, a political satire disaster film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence; and the zombie apocalypse film Army of the Dead. After his hit movie Extraction, Chris Hemsworth’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Escape From Spiderhead is also a part of the line-up. The teen romance novel adaptationsTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and The Kissing Booth will have their third instalments releasing this year as well, with To All the Boys: Always and Forever,...
- 1/13/2021
- by AjayR
- The News Minute
Netflix has long since blown past the snooty preconceptions of the Hollywood elite that dubbed them as a mere streaming service, with the company currently churning out some of the most acclaimed shows on television and countless feature-length awards season contenders on an annual basis. The old guard tried to resist the inevitable paradigm shift for as long as possible, but based on both the quantity and quality of the in-house originals, Netflix can now comfortably be viewed as genuine rivals to the traditional major studios.
Of course, that takes a whole lot of investment, with close to $20 billion being funnelled into content last year, and that number only set to rise even higher. The Coronavirus pandemic may have decimated the theatrical industry, but Netflix has seen their subscriber count and viewership numbers continue to grow. Thankfully, then, a a massive number of original movies are coming to the platform this year,...
Of course, that takes a whole lot of investment, with close to $20 billion being funnelled into content last year, and that number only set to rise even higher. The Coronavirus pandemic may have decimated the theatrical industry, but Netflix has seen their subscriber count and viewership numbers continue to grow. Thankfully, then, a a massive number of original movies are coming to the platform this year,...
- 1/10/2021
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Cary Elwes has joined the upcoming Miramax/STX feature spy thriller Five Eyes which reps the fourth reteam for filmmaker Guy Ritchie and star Jason Statham.
The screenplay, penned by Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies (The Gentlemen) follows MI6 guns-and-steel agent (Statham) who is recruited by global intelligence alliance ‘Five Eyes’ to track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology that threatens to disrupt the world order. Reluctantly paired with CIA high-tech expert, Fortune sets off on a globe-trotting mission where he will have to use all of his charm, ingenuity and stealth to track down and infiltrate billionaire arms broker.
Elwes will portray Nathan Jasmine, the overseer of Statham’s mission. Aubrey Plaza also stars.
Ritchie is directing, and the feature reps his second recently with Miramax after last year’s The Gentlemen which made over $115M. Bill Block is overseeing the project for Miramax.
The screenplay, penned by Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies (The Gentlemen) follows MI6 guns-and-steel agent (Statham) who is recruited by global intelligence alliance ‘Five Eyes’ to track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology that threatens to disrupt the world order. Reluctantly paired with CIA high-tech expert, Fortune sets off on a globe-trotting mission where he will have to use all of his charm, ingenuity and stealth to track down and infiltrate billionaire arms broker.
Elwes will portray Nathan Jasmine, the overseer of Statham’s mission. Aubrey Plaza also stars.
Ritchie is directing, and the feature reps his second recently with Miramax after last year’s The Gentlemen which made over $115M. Bill Block is overseeing the project for Miramax.
- 1/5/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The producers of popular Netflix franchises such as The Princess Switch and Christmas Prince have struck a book-to-film deal with novelist Adele Parks, one the biggest-selling women’s fiction authors in the UK.
Veteran U.S. producer Brad Krevoy’s (Dumb And Dumber) Mpca and BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Aj Riach’s (Set Fire to the Stars) UK-based Engage Productions have entered into the exclusive deal to produce the books, most likely for streamers.
The first book to be adapted will be Parks’ recent Sunday Times bestseller Just My Luck, followed by 2019 novel Lies Lies Lies. Krevoy, Riach and Parks are currently interviewing writers and plan to launch sales for Just My Luck in the UK immediately, followed by the U.S.
More than 3.8 million English-edition copies of Parks’ 20 novels have been sold around the world. The stories, often psychological domestic thrillers, have been translated into 27 languages. The 2020 book Just My Luck,...
Veteran U.S. producer Brad Krevoy’s (Dumb And Dumber) Mpca and BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Aj Riach’s (Set Fire to the Stars) UK-based Engage Productions have entered into the exclusive deal to produce the books, most likely for streamers.
The first book to be adapted will be Parks’ recent Sunday Times bestseller Just My Luck, followed by 2019 novel Lies Lies Lies. Krevoy, Riach and Parks are currently interviewing writers and plan to launch sales for Just My Luck in the UK immediately, followed by the U.S.
More than 3.8 million English-edition copies of Parks’ 20 novels have been sold around the world. The stories, often psychological domestic thrillers, have been translated into 27 languages. The 2020 book Just My Luck,...
- 11/16/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Never short on fresh content, Netflix regularly release original films either co-produced or fully made by themselves, and 2021 isn’t looking any different. We’re already getting a fairly good idea of what’s on the streamer’s list for next year, which will see the company reportedly commit to a new movie every few weeks, and at least six animated titles. What, then, can we look forward to from Netflix in 2021?
Well, highlights include the animated comedy America: The Motion Picture, which focuses on George Washington, and Richard Linklater’s 1969-set Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Adventure. Elsewhere, Zack Snyder, who also has his cut of Justice League coming to HBO Max, is helming Army of the Dead for streaming, while Andrew Dominik is working on Blonde, a Marilyn Monroe biopic with Ana de Armas. Another big name project, Bruised, comes from Halle Berry, who directs and stars as an Mma fighter.
Well, highlights include the animated comedy America: The Motion Picture, which focuses on George Washington, and Richard Linklater’s 1969-set Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Adventure. Elsewhere, Zack Snyder, who also has his cut of Justice League coming to HBO Max, is helming Army of the Dead for streaming, while Andrew Dominik is working on Blonde, a Marilyn Monroe biopic with Ana de Armas. Another big name project, Bruised, comes from Halle Berry, who directs and stars as an Mma fighter.
- 11/11/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
APA has signed Mary Lambert, the director of the original Pet Sematary.
Lambert, whose additional credits include Pet Sematary Two, Siesta, The In Crowd and Face of Evil; is currently helming the Netflix holiday romantic comedy A Castle For Christmas starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes.
Lambert’s 1989 film adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel remains the highest grossing horror film directed by a woman.
The director has helmed a number of music videos for some of music’s most notable figures including Debbie Harry, Janet Jackson and Madonna.
In addition to feature films and music videos, Lambert has directed a number of documentaries including 14 Women, Bobby Brown His Prerogative and Trading Places.
The filmmaker has also ventured into the TV realm, helming episodes for Arrow, The Blacklist, Strange Frequency and Tales from the Crypt.
Lambert continues to be managed by Pebble Entertainment, and by attorney David Nochimson.
Lambert, whose additional credits include Pet Sematary Two, Siesta, The In Crowd and Face of Evil; is currently helming the Netflix holiday romantic comedy A Castle For Christmas starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes.
Lambert’s 1989 film adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel remains the highest grossing horror film directed by a woman.
The director has helmed a number of music videos for some of music’s most notable figures including Debbie Harry, Janet Jackson and Madonna.
In addition to feature films and music videos, Lambert has directed a number of documentaries including 14 Women, Bobby Brown His Prerogative and Trading Places.
The filmmaker has also ventured into the TV realm, helming episodes for Arrow, The Blacklist, Strange Frequency and Tales from the Crypt.
Lambert continues to be managed by Pebble Entertainment, and by attorney David Nochimson.
- 10/5/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Mary Lambert, the director of Stephen King’s original 1989 Pet Sematary movie for Paramount, has signed with APA.
The trailblazing director is currently in Scotland helming A Castle for Christmas, the Netflix romantic comedy starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes.
On the feature front, Lambert also lensed the 1992 sequel Pet Sematary Two. The original Pet Sematary remains the highest-grossing horror movie directed by a woman.
Other features from Lambert include 14 Women; Grand Isle, starring Kelly McGillis and Ellen Burstyn; her first film, Siesta; Clubland, The In Crowd, and Urban Legends: Bloody Mary.
Lambert’s TV credits include The Blacklist, Arrow and YouTube’s Step Up: High Water.
She continues to ...
The trailblazing director is currently in Scotland helming A Castle for Christmas, the Netflix romantic comedy starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes.
On the feature front, Lambert also lensed the 1992 sequel Pet Sematary Two. The original Pet Sematary remains the highest-grossing horror movie directed by a woman.
Other features from Lambert include 14 Women; Grand Isle, starring Kelly McGillis and Ellen Burstyn; her first film, Siesta; Clubland, The In Crowd, and Urban Legends: Bloody Mary.
Lambert’s TV credits include The Blacklist, Arrow and YouTube’s Step Up: High Water.
She continues to ...
- 10/5/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Mary Lambert, the director of Stephen King’s original 1989 Pet Sematary movie for Paramount, has signed with APA.
The trailblazing director is currently in Scotland helming A Castle for Christmas, the Netflix romantic comedy starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes.
On the feature front, Lambert also lensed the 1992 sequel Pet Sematary Two. The original Pet Sematary remains the highest-grossing horror movie directed by a woman.
Other features from Lambert include 14 Women; Grand Isle, starring Kelly McGillis and Ellen Burstyn; her first film, Siesta; Clubland, The In Crowd, and Urban Legends: Bloody Mary.
Lambert’s TV credits include The Blacklist, Arrow and YouTube’s Step Up: High Water.
She continues to ...
The trailblazing director is currently in Scotland helming A Castle for Christmas, the Netflix romantic comedy starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes.
On the feature front, Lambert also lensed the 1992 sequel Pet Sematary Two. The original Pet Sematary remains the highest-grossing horror movie directed by a woman.
Other features from Lambert include 14 Women; Grand Isle, starring Kelly McGillis and Ellen Burstyn; her first film, Siesta; Clubland, The In Crowd, and Urban Legends: Bloody Mary.
Lambert’s TV credits include The Blacklist, Arrow and YouTube’s Step Up: High Water.
She continues to ...
- 10/5/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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